City of Adam
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The City of Adam (Hebrew adam ha-ir) is a place which appears in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"., where it is described as standing "beside Zarethan" on the east bank of the Jordan. There, says the biblical text, the flow of the water was arrested, and rose up "upon an heap" at the time of the Israelites' passing over.
Identification
Damiya
The classical identification is with Tell ed-Damye on the east bank of the River Jordan.[1]
The nearby modern Jordanian village is called Damia.
References
Bibliography
- History of the Tribes of Jordan and Palestine, Tribes of Jordan and Palestine (Fayez A. Farda)
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